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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/assets/cd/cdb_logo_rss.gifDespite 'unwelcome challenges,' DIA's Graham Beal to retire happilyhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150628/NEWS/306289978/despite-unwelcome-challenges-dias-graham-beal-to-retire-happily
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150628/NEWS/306289978/despite-unwelcome-challenges-dias-graham-beal-to-retire-happilySun, 28 Jun 2015 08:00:00 EDT
Sherri Welch
- Detroit Institute of Arts Director Graham Beal is set to retire this week after leading the museum for nearly 16 years. Although the museum's challenges through Detroit's bankruptcy are best-known, Beal's signature contribution came in 2007 when the museum reinstalled 5,000 pieces of art after a six-year renovation and expansion. The reinstallation project followed years of audience research to identify what most attracted and repelled museum visitors. Beal spoke with Crain's senior reporter]]>Huron Capital's Perkins wins with road workhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150412/NEWS/304129971/huron-capitals-perkins-wins-with-road-work
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150412/NEWS/304129971/huron-capitals-perkins-wins-with-road-workSun, 12 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT
Tom Henderson
- Gretchen Perkins is the star of the April issue of Mergers & Acquisitions, staring out at readers, her arms crossed just below the words that proclaim her "Dealmaker of the Year."The issue focuses on M&A's eighth annual midmarket awards, and Perkins is the first woman to win the top honor, which was given for two things — her role as chief deal sourcer for Detroit-based Huron Capital Partners LLC, and for serving as co-chair of the national Public Policy Committee for the]]>Esperion CEO reflects on company's wild ridehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150329/NEWS/303299992/esperion-ceo-reflects-on-companys-wild-ride
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150329/NEWS/303299992/esperion-ceo-reflects-on-companys-wild-rideSun, 29 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDT
Tom Henderson
- It's been a fast couple of weeks for Ann Arbor-based Esperion Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPR), a pre-revenue drug company still at least three years away from possible approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. On March 16, its stock began trading at $75.55, following a yearlong rise based on good trial results for its lead drug, ETC-1002, which has shown effectiveness at lowering low density lipoprotein, the so-called bad cholesterol. On March 17, Esperion released results of another]]>John Varvatos store opens in Detroithttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150312/BLOG017/150319917/john-varvatos-store-opens-in-detroit
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150312/BLOG017/150319917/john-varvatos-store-opens-in-detroitThu, 12 Mar 2015 22:55:31 EDT
Amy Haimerl
- The Detroit outpost of fashion designer John Varvatos' empire opens this morning, his 21st store and the first in the Midwest. The 4,600-square-foot shop at 1500 Woodward Ave. is testament to Varvatos' upscale rock 'n' roll style. An epic statement-piece chandelier — made up of dozens of smaller chandeliers — greets guests as they walk into the rich black-on-black dceor. Waxed jeans, linen T-shirts and leather jackets line the racks, while the upper balcony of the two-]]>Departing CEO Leslie Smith's vision for TechTown: Helping midsize companies growhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150308/NEWS/303089975/departing-ceo-leslie-smiths-vision-for-techtown-helping-midsize
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150308/NEWS/303089975/departing-ceo-leslie-smiths-vision-for-techtown-helping-midsizeSun, 8 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTAmy Haimerl - On Thursday morning last week, you could find Leslie Lynn Smith mixing pancake batter in the community kitchen of TechTown Detroit. The networking breakfast was part of her last day as the CEO of the business accelerator and incubator that she had led for the past five years. This week, she leaves for Memphis, where she will helm the Entrepreneurship Powered Innovation Center, a public-private partnership with a goal of creating 500 new companies and 1,000 new entrepreneurs by 2025.In the past]]>Oscar-winning Detroit filmmaker reflects on changes in the city and film industryhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150222/NEWS/302229977/oscar-winning-detroit-filmmaker-reflects-on-changes-in-the-city-and
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150222/NEWS/302229977/oscar-winning-detroit-filmmaker-reflects-on-changes-in-the-city-andSun, 22 Feb 2015 08:00:00 EDTAmy Haimerl - In 1988, Sue Marx won an Oscar for her documentary, "Young at Heart," about her widower father's romance with a widow in her mid-80s. But before she was hitting the red carpet, she was in charge of putting Detroit in its best light.]]>Surprise! Bistro 82 owner paid all the dinner tabs last nighthttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150212/BLOG017/150219946/surprise-bistro-82-owner-paid-all-the-dinner-tabs-last-night
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150212/BLOG017/150219946/surprise-bistro-82-owner-paid-all-the-dinner-tabs-last-nightThu, 12 Feb 2015 06:00:00 EDTAmy Haimerl - Diners at Bistro 82 in Royal Oak were treated to a surprise Wednesday night: Owner Aaron Belen paid their dinner tabs in honor of the restaurant’s first anniversary. And now he'll be donating the night's revenue -- $5,182.19 -- to the Boys & Girls Club in Royal Oak. “I really wanted to give back to everybody who has been so supportive of us,” said Belen. “On so many levels we have had wonderful guests, wonderful associates and wonderful friends and]]>Bob Paul looks ahead to life after Compuware: VC, running … beerhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150208/NEWS/302089978/bob-paul-looks-ahead-to-life-after-compuware-vc-running-beer
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150208/NEWS/302089978/bob-paul-looks-ahead-to-life-after-compuware-vc-running-beerSun, 8 Feb 2015 08:00:00 EDTBob Paul, 52, the former CEO of Compuware Corp., is finally starting to decompress after a stress-filled two years. First, he had to fend off a hostile takeover from Elliott Management, a New York City hedge fund that officially put the Detroit-based computer services company in its crosshairs in December 2012.That required orchestrating a drastic makeover in Compuware's board of directors, selling off noncore business units and launching a major cost cutting that meant layoffs and buyouts. In]]>Q&A with Stefan Sommer, ZF Friedrichshafen CEO: TRW acquisition gives access to 'brain of the chassis'http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150125/NEWS/301259999/qa-with-stefan-sommer-zf-friedrichshafen-ceo-trw-acquisition-gives
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150125/NEWS/301259999/qa-with-stefan-sommer-zf-friedrichshafen-ceo-trw-acquisition-givesSun, 25 Jan 2015 08:00:00 EDTDavid Sedgwick
Automotive News - ZF Friedrichshafen AG's pending $12.4 billion acquisition of Livonia-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is the largest M&A deal in Southeast Michigan in 2014.The deal, expected to close by mid-year, will make Germany-based ZF a key player in collision avoidance and driverless cars. ZF wants to combine TRW's sensing and software expertise — cameras, radar and controllers — with ZF's chassis systems. ZF CEO Stefan Sommer, 52, spelled out his strategy for the two companies during]]>Q&A with Comau's Kinsella: New auto materials force assembly line flexibilityhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150116/NEWS/301189999/qa-with-comaus-kinsella-new-auto-materials-force-assembly-line
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150116/NEWS/301189999/qa-with-comaus-kinsella-new-auto-materials-force-assembly-lineFri, 16 Jan 2015 12:00:00 EDTDustin Walsh - Comau SpA, a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, is the largest supplier of automotive assembly line systems in the world.The transition to lighter materials -- a continued move toward greater fuel economy -- is not only changing what vehicles are made of but how they are made. Take Ford Motor Co.'s new 2015 F-150 pickup. The automaker's flagship truck is 700 pounds lighter with a body made of aluminum instead of the traditional steel. Lighter materials with different tensile strengths]]>Q&A with Jay Williams: Commerce official visits Detroit, auto show to support region's economic resurgencehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150114/NEWS/150119925/qa-with-jay-williams-commerce-official-visits-detroit-auto-show-to
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150114/NEWS/150119925/qa-with-jay-williams-commerce-official-visits-detroit-auto-show-toWed, 14 Jan 2015 17:15:47 EDTDustin Walsh - All of President Barack Obama’s top cabinet officials skipped this year’s North American International Auto Show, the first time during his presidency. But Jay Williams, assistant secretary of commerce for economic development, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Detroit in support of the region’s economic resurgence, touring the auto show floor and meeting with dozens of business executives. Williams, the former mayor of Youngstown, Ohio — which has many parallels to Detroit ]]>A conversation with John Bebes, Plante Moran PLLC: Nonprofits true to formshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141130/NEWS/311309965/a-conversation-with-john-bebes-plante-moran-pllc-nonprofits-true-to
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141130/NEWS/311309965/a-conversation-with-john-bebes-plante-moran-pllc-nonprofits-true-toSun, 30 Nov 2014 08:00:00 EDTJohn Bebes, nonprofit national practice leader for Plante Moran PLLC, oversees the financial review of entries in Crain's Best Managed Nonprofits contest. He talked with Crain's reporter Tom Henderson about what to look for on a nonprofit's IRS forms and where donors can go to vet a charity. When I look at quarterly reports for banks, I look at the tier-one ratio of equity capital to assets and at loan-loss reserves. Where on IRS 990s for nonprofits do you focus? I look at cash or what can be]]>Q&A with Warren Evans, new Wayne county executive: First priority to build public trusthttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141116/NEWS/311169959/qa-with-warren-evans-new-wayne-county-executive-first-priority-to
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141116/NEWS/311169959/qa-with-warren-evans-new-wayne-county-executive-first-priority-toSun, 16 Nov 2014 08:00:00 EDTKirk Pinho - Warren Evans, the former Detroit police chief and Wayne County sheriff, will begin his new job as county executive on Jan. 1 after easily handing his Republican challenger a loss in the Nov. 4 general election. Evans, 65, will come into office with a full platter of challenges on his desk as he replaces Robert Ficano. Those include a distressed budget, a tumultuous project to build a new county jail downtown and the overseeing of a county government of which the public is suspicious after]]>Q&A with Veronica Conforme: New EAA leader plans to improve learning environment, internal oversighthttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141109/NEWS/311099973/qa-with-veronica-conforme-new-eaa-leader-plans-to-improve-learning
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141109/NEWS/311099973/qa-with-veronica-conforme-new-eaa-leader-plans-to-improve-learningSun, 9 Nov 2014 08:00:00 EDTKirk Pinho - The Education Achievement Authority, the turnaround district for the state's lowest-performing schools, officially has a new chancellor now that its board appointed interim Chancellor Veronica Conforme to the position vacated by John Covington in June. Conforme, a graduate of Syracuse University and Columbia University, previously held posts with The College Board and the New York City Department of Education. She was appointed last week.Within the next 30 days, Conforme, 41, said she will]]>Q&A with Tom Manganello: supplier attorney offers advice on protecting against recalls, fighting costshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141102/NEWS/311029989/qa-with-tom-manganello-supplier-attorney-offers-advice-on-protecting
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141102/NEWS/311029989/qa-with-tom-manganello-supplier-attorney-offers-advice-on-protectingSun, 2 Nov 2014 08:00:00 EDTDustin Walsh - This year's flurry of recalls — affecting more than 50 million vehicles in the U.S. — are a black eye on automakers like General Motors Co. While the public and Congress are putting pressure on the automakers, it's those automakers' suppliers that could feel the pain. Crain's manufacturing reporter Dustin Walsh chatted with Tom Manganello, partner and head of the automotive practice for Warner Norcross & Judd LLP in Southfield, about how the recalls are distressing suppliers.]]>Q&A with David Collins: Ex-GM attorney steers foundation boardhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269962/qa-with-david-collins-ex-gm-attorney-steers-foundation-board
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269962/qa-with-david-collins-ex-gm-attorney-steers-foundation-boardSun, 26 Oct 2014 08:00:00 EDTDustin Walsh - David Collins, former in-house attorney for General Motors Co., was elected president of the American Bar Foundation board of directors in September. Collins will serve as the head of the Chicago-based research institution's board for two years. He's served on the board since 2005. At the American Bar Association, he was part of several committees, including the Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession and the Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice, among others. He served]]>Q&A with Jennifer Oertel: How to make a difference with impact investinghttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269975/qa-with-jennifer-oertel-how-to-make-a-difference-with-impact
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269975/qa-with-jennifer-oertel-how-to-make-a-difference-with-impactSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTSherri Welch - Jennifer Oertel, a shareholder in the Southfield office of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC, spoke with Crain's reporter Sherri Welch on impact investing and how it could give people another option for supporting efforts working toward socially beneficial goals. Answers have been edited for length and clarity.For people who aren't familiar with it, what exactly is impact investing? That's one of the difficulties. There's no one standard definition. The Global Impact Investing Network defines it ]]>Q&A with Phillip Fisher: Crowdfunding's impacthttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269974/qa-with-phillip-fisher-crowdfundings-impact
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269974/qa-with-phillip-fisher-crowdfundings-impactSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTSherri Welch - The RiseDetroit Challenge on crowdfunding website CrowdRise, which runs through Oct. 30, is giving local nonprofits a platform to raise money and compete for challenge grants.Phillip Fisher, founder of impact investing fund Mission Throttle LLC, and an investor in CrowdRise, spoke with Crain's reporter Sherri Welch on the concept of crowdfunding, how the idea for the RiseDetroit Challenge developed and how it could benefit charities in the future. Answers have been edited for length and clarity.]]>Q&A with Kyle Smitley: Detroit Achievement Academy focuses on class size, teachershttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141019/NEWS/310199972/qa-with-kyle-smitley-detroit-achievement-academy-focuses-on-class
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141019/NEWS/310199972/qa-with-kyle-smitley-detroit-achievement-academy-focuses-on-classSun, 19 Oct 2014 08:00:00 EDTZack Burgess - In an old church in the Grandmont Rosedale section of the city, Kyle Smitley founded the Detroit Achievement Academy with one vision: to meet — and exceed — the basic needs of small children. So far, so good. The school, in its second year, has added a second-grade class after starting with four kindergarten and first grade-level classes and one arts class. Most importantly, Smitley's students are testing in the 95th percentile nationally in math. The 29-year-old lawyer and]]>Q&A with Ralph Bland: Detroit Edison Academy sets students' sights solely on collegehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141019/NEWS/310199973/qa-with-ralph-bland-detroit-edison-academy-sets-students-sights
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141019/NEWS/310199973/qa-with-ralph-bland-detroit-edison-academy-sets-students-sightsSun, 19 Oct 2014 08:00:00 EDTZack Burgess - The acceptance letters — all 94 of them — line the wall of the school. Proof that the Detroit Edison Public School Academy (DEPSA) is what's right with education in the city of Detroit. The letters are from all over the country: Brown University, the University of Michigan, Amherst College, Howard University and the U.S. Military Academy, to name a few. Not only did every member of the 2014 graduating class, DEPSA's first, get accepted to college, they also generated $4.5 million in ]]>Q&A with Tom Gebhardt: Panasonic to use preferences, questions to simplify voice techhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141012/NEWS/310129962/qa-with-tom-gebhardt-panasonic-to-use-preferences-questions-to
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141012/NEWS/310129962/qa-with-tom-gebhardt-panasonic-to-use-preferences-questions-toSun, 12 Oct 2014 08:00:00 EDTDavid Sedgwick - How can automakers help motorists who struggle with voice recognition, the technology that generates more customer dissatisfaction than any other in-vehicle gadgetry? Tom Gebhardt, president of Panasonic Automotive Systems Co. of America, based in Farmington Hills, believes he has a solution: an infotainment system that learns users' preferences, then asks them what they want.He says Panasonic, a leading infotainment supplier, will introduce its "smart" voice technology in January at the]]>Q&A with Bill Bohde, Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureauhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141005/NEWS/310059998/qa-with-bill-bohde-detroit-metro-convention-visitors-bureau
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141005/NEWS/310059998/qa-with-bill-bohde-detroit-metro-convention-visitors-bureauSun, 5 Oct 2014 08:00:00 EDTLast week, the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau introduced its third annual "Shop Greater Detroit" campaign for the Canadian market. The campaign — focused on the Ontario cities of Windsor, London, Hamilton and Toronto — includes radio, newspaper and online advertisements meant to attract Canadian consumers. It also includes an online giveaway that will award one Canadian shopper a two-night stay at a Detroit hotel, a $500 gift card, tickets to a show and a D Discount]]>Q&A with Paul Clyde: Davidson Institute chief stresses education as biz, UM expertisehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140928/NEWS/309289970/qa-with-paul-clyde-davidson-institute-chief-stresses-education-as
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140928/NEWS/309289970/qa-with-paul-clyde-davidson-institute-chief-stresses-education-asSun, 28 Sep 2014 08:00:00 EDTKirk Pinho - Paul Clyde was named the new president of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in June, replacing interim President Rosemary Harvey. Clyde, 51, is now in charge of developing and managing the 22-year-old institute's strategy for researching and developing business and public policy solutions focused on challenges and opportunities in emerging economies around the world. The Ann Arbor native is also academic director of part-time MBA programs in UM's Stephen]]>A conversation with John Shallman: Meet WSU's innovation rephttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140928/NEWS/309289989/a-conversation-with-john-shallman-meet-wsus-innovation-rep
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140928/NEWS/309289989/a-conversation-with-john-shallman-meet-wsus-innovation-repSun, 28 Sep 2014 08:00:00 EDTTom Henderson - In May, Wayne State University announced it had recruited two local brand names in technology commercialization to beef up its tech transfer office. Kenneth Massey, who has 28 years in biotechnology, most recently as managing director of MicroDose Life Sciences LLC of Farmington Hills and its venture capital fund, was named senior director of venture development. John Shallman, who has more than 24 years in tech commercialization, most recently as director of commercialization at Royal Oak-]]>A conversation with Richard Hampson, Citizens Financial Group Inc.http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140831/BLOG007/308319992/a-conversation-with-richard-hampson-citizens-financial-group-inc
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140831/BLOG007/308319992/a-conversation-with-richard-hampson-citizens-financial-group-incSun, 31 Aug 2014 08:00:00 EDTTom Henderson - In recent months, Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group Inc. has been paying more attention to the Michigan market and its Charter One bank branches as it plans a spinoff from its parent, the Royal Bank of Scotland plc. In May, Citizens announced it had filed a proposed IPO of its common stock as a key part of separating from RBS, which is under pressure from the British government to repay billions in bailout money. The Michigan operation has closed branches and lost assets and market]]>Q&A with Kelly LaPierre, managing director, Desai Family Acceleratorhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140824/NEWS/308249985/qa-with-kelly-lapierre-managing-director-desai-family-accelerator
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140824/NEWS/308249985/qa-with-kelly-lapierre-managing-director-desai-family-acceleratorSun, 24 Aug 2014 08:00:00 EDTKirk Pinho - Plans for the new Desai Family Accelerator at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor were officially unveiled last week. Bharat Desai, founder of Troy-based Syntel Inc., is one of the accelerator's funders. Crain's reported in June that the accelerator, which at that time was unnamed, would be funded with a $1 million gift from the Desai family; UM wouldn't talk funding last week, but a press release said the Davidson Foundation is also a funder.The accelerator is a joint venture between the]]>Q&A with John Koenig, Aisin World Corp. of America: New HQ in Northville, plans for expansionhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140817/NEWS/308179986/qa-with-john-koenig-aisin-world-corp-of-america-new-hq-in-northville
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140817/NEWS/308179986/qa-with-john-koenig-aisin-world-corp-of-america-new-hq-in-northvilleSun, 17 Aug 2014 08:00:00 EDTDustin Walsh - Aisin World Corp. of America opened a new North American headquarters in Northville Township in July as part of the foreign subsidiary's growth stateside.Aisin bought and renovated the 200,000-square-foot building at 15300 Centennial Drive, a $13 million development to house its U.S. headquarters and Aisin Technical Center of America after outgrowing its offices in Plymouth Township.The subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. has invested a total of $3 billion in North America]]>Q&A with Gwen MacKenzie: New Ascension Health executive returns to Michigan with ideas – and mandate for changehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140810/NEWS/308109969/qa-with-gwen-mackenzie-new-ascension-health-executive-returns-to
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140810/NEWS/308109969/qa-with-gwen-mackenzie-new-ascension-health-executive-returns-toSun, 10 Aug 2014 08:00:00 EDTJay Greene - After 10 years as CEO of Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida, Gwen MacKenzie has returned to Michigan as senior vice president and Michigan market leader for Ascension Health Michigan.MacKenzie, a former oncology nurse, spent 25 years at Detroit Medical Center as COO and president of several hospitals, before leaving in 2005 for Sarasota, where she was responsible for upgrades in the organization's bond ratings and a $250 million campus improvement project completed in the fall of 2013.At]]>Q&A with John Prepolec: Mr. B's new owner tells how manufacturing can lead to kitchenhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140810/NEWS/308109997/qa-with-john-prepolec-mr-bs-new-owner-tells-how-manufacturing-can
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140810/NEWS/308109997/qa-with-john-prepolec-mr-bs-new-owner-tells-how-manufacturing-canSun, 10 Aug 2014 08:00:00 EDTAnjana Schroeder - A background in manufacturing is guiding John Prepolec as he navigates the metro Detroit restaurant industry.Prepolec bought Mr. B's Pub Inc. in Royal Oak in the spring from longtime owners Michael Nash, Marty Tuchman and Ralph Gustafson. Nash and Tuchman started Mr. B's in downtown Rochester in 1976; the Royal Oak location was purchased in 1984, according to previous reports in Crain's.At age 55, Prepolec knows his journey is not traditional for a restaurant owner: He was raised in a family]]>Q&A with Cleamon Moorer Jr.: Madonna's new biz dean plans center to support local firmshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140803/NEWS/308039996/qa-with-cleamon-moorer-jr-madonnas-new-biz-dean-plans-center-to
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140803/NEWS/308039996/qa-with-cleamon-moorer-jr-madonnas-new-biz-dean-plans-center-toSun, 3 Aug 2014 08:00:00 EDTCleamon Moorer Jr. was appointed dean of Madonna University's School of Business in Livonia this summer. Previously he was an associate professor of management at his alma mater, Kettering University in Flint, He holds two master's degrees from Benedictine University and a doctorate from Argosy University, both in Illinois. Moorer was director of the Small Business Institute at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Ill., from 2008 to 2009. He is on the board of GEI Global Energy Corp. in]]>Q&A with new Wayne State biz dean Bob Forsythe: Goals are to help revive the city, study the worldhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140803/NEWS/308039987/qa-with-new-wayne-state-biz-dean-bob-forsythe-goals-are-to-help
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140803/NEWS/308039987/qa-with-new-wayne-state-biz-dean-bob-forsythe-goals-are-to-helpSun, 3 Aug 2014 08:00:00 EDTBob Forsythe officially began as dean of the Wayne State University School of Business Administration on July 21. He was appointed in June to oversee the school, which has about 2,400 undergraduate and 700 graduate students.Forsythe had been a professor of finance at the University of South Florida and was business school dean from 2006-2012. He also was Leonard A. Hadley Chair in Leadership and senior associate dean at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa for 12 years and]]>A conversation with Kirk Albert: KeyBank still keyed up about SE Michiganhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140727/BLOG007/307279989/a-conversation-with-kirk-albert-keybank-still-keyed-up-about-se
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140727/BLOG007/307279989/a-conversation-with-kirk-albert-keybank-still-keyed-up-about-seSun, 27 Jul 2014 08:00:00 EDTTom Henderson - Like many other regional banks, KeyBank has shifted strategy in recent years. In 2006, Edward Reilly, who had just been named Michigan market president for the Cleveland-based bank, told Crain's he planned to embark on an ambitious expansion in Southeast Michigan. Then the recession hit. Crain's reporter Tom Henderson caught up with current market President Kirk Albert to talk about KeyBank's plans.What has happened since Ed Reilly made his announcements?In 2006, Ed had just done the]]>Q&A with CEO David Dauch: American Axle develops new markets, finds diversityhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140727/NEWS/307279975/qa-with-ceo-david-dauch-american-axle-develops-new-markets-finds
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140727/NEWS/307279975/qa-with-ceo-david-dauch-american-axle-develops-new-markets-findsSun, 27 Jul 2014 08:00:00 EDTCEO David Dauch continues his late father's quest to diversify Detroit-based American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.Enter China? Check. Produce components for cars and crossovers? Check. Ease American Axle's dependence on General Motors Co.? Check. Expand production in Mexico? Check.Next year, Dauch expects global sales will rise above $4 billion. And mid-decade, he wants half of revenue to come from non-GM customers. Dauch succeeded his father, Richard Dauch, as CEO in September 2012.]]>Q&A with Stephen Lanier: Wayne State's new research chief wants to 'get parts moving'http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140727/NEWS/307279977/qa-with-stephen-lanier-wayne-states-new-research-chief-wants-to-get
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20140727/NEWS/307279977/qa-with-stephen-lanier-wayne-states-new-research-chief-wants-to-getSun, 27 Jul 2014 08:00:00 EDTIn April, Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson announced that he had hired Stephen Lanier to replace Hilary Ratner as vice president of research. Lanier assumed the position June 16.Since 2006, Lanier had been the associate provost for research and professor of cell and molecular pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was also the chief scientific officer and chief research officer at the school.Lanier got his doctorate ]]>